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Removing Chief Justice from GLC may not fix legal education challenges – Kofi Abotsi
The 499 students contend that the pass mark for the entrance exams has always been 50% in both sections of the exams.
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Africa
Child bride who was convicted of killing her husband pardoned
Justice Sadik ordered that she be “detained at the pleasure of the governor of the state,” because she was forcefully married and committed the offence at the age of 16.
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General
Justice George Koomson to chair committee probing Ejura killings
The President has instructed that the report be ready for submission in ten days
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General
Revamp Council of State – Cletus Avoka
Speaking at a roundtable organised by the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) on constitutional reforms, he drew attention to the difficult working conditions of Council members, revealing that only the Chairman has a designated office.
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Courts
Full Text: Wontumi’s reflections from prison
Chairman Wontumi notes that his incarceration has been a period of deep reflection. He has had first-hand interaction with prison officers, inmates, and the conditions under which the Ghana Prison Service operates - a system he says has see...
Dr. Palgrave Boakye-Danquah
General
Justice Francis Koffie to be installed as Canon of St. Cyprian’s Anglican Cathedral on October 25
The installation ceremony, organised under the auspices of the Anglican Diocese of Kumasi in the Church of the Province of West Africa, will take place at St. Cyprian’s Anglican Cathedral at 3:00 p.m.
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Ghana Law Society announces Sept. 30 for maiden Annual Bar Conference
In a statement issued by its General Secretary, Sam Atukwei Quaye, the Society said the event forms part of efforts to strengthen legal practice and deepen engagement on reforms affecting the profession.
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Ayine pushes Welfare Fund for lawyers
The proposal was announced in a speech delivered on his behalf by Deputy Attorney-General Dr Justice Srem-Sai at the Ghana Bar Association’s 2026/27 conference in Ada on September 14.
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Know the 11-member Constitution Review Implementation Committee
The committee is expected to guide the next phase of the constitutional review process after government issued its position paper on the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee chaired by Professor H. Kwesi Prempeh.
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Parliament passed 12 major bills at its second meeting
The laws passed include the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025; Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Bill, 2025; Maritime and Related Offences Bill, 2026; Community Service Bill, 2026.
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Parliament passes Community Service Bill to reduce prison overcrowding
The new law introduces community service as a non-custodial sentencing option for persons convicted of specified categories of offences.
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Africa
Former Kenya Chief Justice arrested during Nairobi park protest
Mr Maraga was detained on Monday alongside nine other demonstrators while marching near the park, one of Kenya’s best-known conservation sites and a major tourist attraction within the capital.
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General
Government advances plan to replace some jail terms with community service
Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak says the bill is intended to shift the system away from automatic custodial punishment in less serious cases and toward a model that is more practical, humane and cost-effective.
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Africa
GIMPA law dean urges African lawyers to drive institutional reform
Dr Kwaku Agyeman-Budu made the remarks while delivering a keynote address at a symposium organised by the African Law Association at New York University on 6 March 2026.
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Others
Digital undressing and the law: The use of AI to exploit women and children online
This writer examines “digital undressing” as an AI-driven form of sexual exploitation that creates non-consensual intimate images, undermining privacy, dignity, and bodily autonomy, especially for women and children.
Ernest Baah Ofori
Crime
No compromises in ORAL prosecutions-Attorney General
Speaking on Thursday, 5 February, during a visit by Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to the Ministry of Justice, Dr Ayine said the ORAL cases are progressing
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Africa
Togo extradites ex-Burkina leader Damiba amid alleged plot against Traoré
In a statement, Togo’s justice ministry said Damiba was transferred on Saturday under assurances from Burkina Faso that his “physical integrity” would be protected and that he would receive a fair trial, with no risk of the death penalty.
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Crime
Ofori-Atta has hired ‘top US lawyers’ to fight extradition – Attorney-General
Speaking at the Government Accountability Series on Thursday, 18 December, Dr Ayine said he had been informed only recently that Mr Ofori-Atta had retained “some of the top, very experienced lawyers” in the US to challenge the extradition r...
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US
I won't quit-Kim Kardashian says after failing California Bar Exam again
In a post shared on Instagram over the weekend, the reality star and entrepreneur admitted she was “so close” to passing the test, which is required to qualify as a practicing attorney in the state.
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Courts
CHRAJ dismisses EC’s appeal, clears path for full probe into IMANI’s procurement allegations
The EC had argued that CHRAJ lacked constitutional authority to investigate matters relating to its procurement and asset management decisions
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